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Latest Advances in Waste Plastic Pyrolytic Catalysis (2022)
Journal Article
Yansaneh, O. Y., & Zein, S. H. (2022). Latest Advances in Waste Plastic Pyrolytic Catalysis. Processes, 10(4), Article 683. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10040683

With the increase in demand for plastic use, waste plastic (WP) management remains a challenge in the contemporary world due to the lack of sustainable efforts to tackle it. The increment in WPs is proportional to man’s demand and use of plastics, an... Read More about Latest Advances in Waste Plastic Pyrolytic Catalysis.

Environmental Sustainability in Respiratory Care: An Overview of the healthCARe-Based envirONmental Cost of Treatment (CARBON) Programme (2022)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, A., Maslova, E., Janson, C., Xu, Y., Haughney, J., Quint, J. K., Budgen, N., Menzies-Gow, A., Bell, J., & Crooks, M. G. (2022). Environmental Sustainability in Respiratory Care: An Overview of the healthCARe-Based envirONmental Cost of Treatment (CARBON) Programme. Advances in Therapy, 39, 2270–2280. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12325-022-02076-7

Introduction: Faced with the challenges of climate change, countries are seeking to decarbonise their economies. A greater understanding of what comprises the carbon footprint of care in healthcare systems will identify potential strategies for reduc... Read More about Environmental Sustainability in Respiratory Care: An Overview of the healthCARe-Based envirONmental Cost of Treatment (CARBON) Programme.

Factors and strategies for circularity implementation in the public sector: An organisational change management approach for sustainability (2021)
Journal Article
Klein, N., Ramos, T. B., & Deutz, P. (2021). Factors and strategies for circularity implementation in the public sector: An organisational change management approach for sustainability. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2215

The circular economy (CE) is seen as a model of production and consumption where resource use is reduced and extended in closed-loop life cycles. Organisations have been fundamental in contributing towards CE for which limited outcomes are known from... Read More about Factors and strategies for circularity implementation in the public sector: An organisational change management approach for sustainability.

Analysis of critical success factors for implementing Industry 4.0 integrated circular supply chain–moving towards sustainable operations (2021)
Journal Article
Kumar, A., Choudhary, S., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Kumar, V., Rehman Khan, S. A., & Mishra, N. (in press). Analysis of critical success factors for implementing Industry 4.0 integrated circular supply chain–moving towards sustainable operations. Production planning & control, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2021.1980905

Many threats, such as scarcity of sources and climate change, are forcing the business community to examine their commitment towards the environment and society. Because of this pressure, companies have started to implement long term sustainable prac... Read More about Analysis of critical success factors for implementing Industry 4.0 integrated circular supply chain–moving towards sustainable operations.

Multi-agent architecture for waste minimisation in beef supply chain (2021)
Journal Article
Nguyen, A. H. T., Singh, A., Kumari, S., & Choudhary, S. (in press). Multi-agent architecture for waste minimisation in beef supply chain. Production planning & control, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2021.1979679

Food waste is an alarming issue pertaining to the rising global hunger, huge environmental footprint, and high monetary value. In developing and developed nations, it occurs primarily due to inefficiencies upstream and downstream of the supply chain... Read More about Multi-agent architecture for waste minimisation in beef supply chain.

From linear economy legacies to circular economy resources: Maximising the multifaceted values of legacy mineral wastes (2021)
Book Chapter
Mayes, W. M., Hull, S. L., & Gomes, H. I. (2021). From linear economy legacies to circular economy resources: Maximising the multifaceted values of legacy mineral wastes. In A. Stefanakis, & I. Nikolaou (Eds.), Circular Economy and Sustainability Volume 1: Management and Policy (409-431). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819817-9.00009-0

Extractive industries represent the first stage of our global cycles of production and consumption. Environmental legacies associated with mining and mineral processing to all environmental compartments (air, soil, water) are extensive, long-lived, a... Read More about From linear economy legacies to circular economy resources: Maximising the multifaceted values of legacy mineral wastes.

The role of fairness in multi-tier sustainable supply chains (2021)
Journal Article
Oyedijo, A., Yang, Y., Koukpaki, A. S. F., & Mishra, N. (in press). The role of fairness in multi-tier sustainable supply chains. International Journal of Production Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2021.1928319

Fairness is an important topic that forms part of an organisation’s sustainability practice and agenda, particularly from a social dimension. However, past studies have rarely considered the role of fairness as a driver of sustainability in multi-tie... Read More about The role of fairness in multi-tier sustainable supply chains.

Logistics and Supply Chain Management Performance Measures (2021)
Book Chapter
Grant, D. B., & Shaw, S. (2021). Logistics and Supply Chain Management Performance Measures. In R. Vickerman (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Transportation (volume 3) (16-23). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102671-7.10210-6

Performance measures are a set of metrics used to quantify the efficiency and/or effectiveness of an organizational action and are especially important in a supply chain management context where such measures are typically quantitative and relate to... Read More about Logistics and Supply Chain Management Performance Measures.

Scientific and technological progress and future perspectives of the solar assisted heat pump (SAHP) system (2021)
Journal Article
Fan, Y., Zhao, X., Han, Z., Li, J., Badiei, A., Akhlaghi, Y. G., & Liu, Z. (2021). Scientific and technological progress and future perspectives of the solar assisted heat pump (SAHP) system. Energy, 229, Article 120719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.120719

Among all available solar technologies, solar-assisted heat pump (SAHP) is the most popular technology for low- and medium-temperature applications, i.e., drying, space heating, and water heating. This paper presents a critical review of the SAHP, le... Read More about Scientific and technological progress and future perspectives of the solar assisted heat pump (SAHP) system.

Coping with Change: (Re) Evolution of Waste Management in Local Authorities in England (2021)
Book Chapter
Deutz, P., & Kildunne, A. (2021). Coping with Change: (Re) Evolution of Waste Management in Local Authorities in England. In W. Guo, H. Hao Ngo, R. Y. Surampalli, & T. C. Zhang (Eds.), Sustainable Resource Management, Volume I: Technologies for Recovery and Reuse of Energy and Waste Materials, I (47-82). John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527825394.ch3

In the context of ambitions for a circular economy, there is need for a fundamental transition in resource recovery practices. However, whilst the sustainability transitions literature focuses on the transition toward a more sustainable future, polic... Read More about Coping with Change: (Re) Evolution of Waste Management in Local Authorities in England.

A supply chain practice-based view of enablers, inhibitors and benefits for environmental supply chain performance measurement (2020)
Journal Article
Shaw, S., Grant, D. B., & Mangan, J. (in press). A supply chain practice-based view of enablers, inhibitors and benefits for environmental supply chain performance measurement. Production planning & control, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2020.1737977

Organisations face ever increasing pressure to deliver triple-bottom-line performance results in their supply chains. Yet despite the importance and complexity associated with environmental supply chain performance measurement (ESCPM), organisations... Read More about A supply chain practice-based view of enablers, inhibitors and benefits for environmental supply chain performance measurement.

ISO 9000, activity based costing and organizational performance (2018)
Journal Article
Vetchagool, W., Augustyn, M. M., & Tayles, M. (in press). ISO 9000, activity based costing and organizational performance. Total quality management & business excellence, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2018.1549938

This study investigates the potential complementarity between ISO 9000 and Activity Based Costing (ABC). This is undertaken by examining associations between the extent of ISO 9000 implementation and the extent of ABC use and by examining the impact... Read More about ISO 9000, activity based costing and organizational performance.

Human welfare and the future of the world trade organization: Rethinking the international institutional architecture (2007)
Book Chapter
Tyler, C. (2007). Human welfare and the future of the world trade organization: Rethinking the international institutional architecture. In S. Lee, & S. Mcbride (Eds.), Neo-Liberalism, State Power and Global Governance (217-230). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6220-9_14

The 2004 report of the Consultative Board to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), entitled The Future of the WTO, was bullish regarding the correlation between trade liberalization and human well-being: It is argued by some tha... Read More about Human welfare and the future of the world trade organization: Rethinking the international institutional architecture.